August 2026 Healthy News from Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC: Migraine Relief: Chiropractic Care & Self-Care Tips
CONSERVATIVE CARE FOR MIGRAINE: What Research Shows
If migraines are part of your life, you already know how draining they can be — hijacking work, family time, and everyday plans. The good news is that drug-free care options are earning growing attention in migraine research, and the results are promising for patients looking for relief beyond medication alone. A 2026 study published in Global Advances in Integrative Medicine and Health by researchers at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital (1) confirms just how genuinely the medical community is now taking non-pharmacological migraine care. The research team developed and validated a structured headache education program for use as a comparison arm in future clinical trials testing multimodal chiropractic care for migraine — a sign that chiropractic-based approaches are being held to the same rigorous research standards as drug therapies. Those standards are matched by real patient outcomes. In a case report published in the Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association (2), a 46-year-old woman experiencing up to 10 migraines a month — despite cycling through multiple medications — turned to conservative treatment using Cox® flexion-distraction of the cervical spine, combined with thoracolumbar spinal manipulation. After just 13 sessions over six weeks, she reported significantly fewer migraines, less dependence on pain medication, improved sleep, and a brighter mood. At Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC, we rely on Cox® Technic to gently restore motion and ease pressure on the spine and surrounding nerves — an approach this case report suggests may help calm the nervous system contributors to migraine. If you're in La Grande and looking for a conservative route to less frequent, milder migraine attacks, our team is here for you.
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. John Murray on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares relieving care for patients with some of the “worst of the worst” pain conditions (including his own cervical spine issue) using evidence-based The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Self-Care Tips To Help Manage Migraines Between Visits
Alongside professional care, simple everyday choices can make a real difference in migraine frequency and severity. A review in Frontiers in Neurology (3) found that regular physical activity, weight management, a healthy diet, and steady sleep habits all help lower how often — and how severely — migraines strike. Neurologists Robblee and Starling (4) sum this up with the mnemonic SEEDS: Sleep on a consistent schedule, Exercise regularly, Eat balanced meals and stay hydrated, keep a Diary to track triggers, and manage Stress through relaxation or mindfulness. Exercise warrants special mention: a 2024 network meta-analysis in the journal Headache (5) found that yoga and moderate-to-high-intensity aerobic exercise were among the most effective options for reducing migraine frequency, intensity, and duration. Small changes — a regular bedtime, a short daily walk, a few minutes of stress relief — can add up to fewer migraine days. Combined with hands-on care like Cox® Technic, these habits give you more tools for relief that lasts.
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